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flyintothestorm's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Me ha sorpendido muy gratamente esta colección de relatos. Las historias son un poco apresuradas, es cierto, pero tienen el encanto de Agatha Christie. Además, el carácter de Poirot no es tan insufrible como en otros casos y el final le da un toque que funciona perfecto como cierre.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
maddireads13's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, and Murder
jacs63's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
As a young adult I read lots of Agatha Christie stories.
They are the reason for my love of mystery/thriller type novels.
I haven't read one for ages and just picked this up by accident.
It's a set of 12 short stories, and I usually don't like short stories, but these were enjoyable, easy to read and fun. Thy do hold all the understandable issues within the writing that that we can see today; the sexism, racism; classism, outdated attitudes etc. There is a lot of talk about the abomination that is cocaine. (It was apparently new back then.)
I gave them 3 stars because they are what they are.
Yes they are very outdated, but they still light, fun stories.
They are the reason for my love of mystery/thriller type novels.
I haven't read one for ages and just picked this up by accident.
It's a set of 12 short stories, and I usually don't like short stories, but these were enjoyable, easy to read and fun. Thy do hold all the understandable issues within the writing that that we can see today; the sexism, racism; classism, outdated attitudes etc. There is a lot of talk about the abomination that is cocaine. (It was apparently new back then.)
I gave them 3 stars because they are what they are.
Yes they are very outdated, but they still light, fun stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism
ran_sophia's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
mandkips's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Murder
Minor: Ableism, Racism, and Suicide
exlibrissum's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Murder